“If they know there will be know objections they just read the votes.”
Duh ...
If they know there will be no objections, they just read the votes.
The records are sealed and unavailable for examination prior to the count. How would two members of Congress know what to object to if the vote tally is sealed until they are read out loud?
And if the members of Congress are expected to know the contents of the sealed envelopes prior to the reading of the contents of the envelopes, then why bother reading the vote tally out loud. The President of the Senate could simply announce, “You know the contents of the sealed envelopes in this sealed box and did not write any objections. So, let’s dispense with the reading of vote tally and declare a winner.”